Vaikom Sree Mahadeva Temple

Highlights

• The Vaikom Sree Mahadeva Temple is a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva in Vaikom, Kottayam, Kerala, India.
• The temple, along with the Ettumanoor Shiva Temple and the Kaduthuruthy Shiva Temple is considered a powerful place of Shiva.
• The belief is that if a devotee worships all the three temples before the Ucha puja, all his/her wishes are fulfilled.
• It is one of the oldest temples in Kerala and is famous for its Vaikom Ashtami festival.
• The temple is one of the few temples which is held in reverence by both Shaivas, the adherents of Shiva and Vaishnavas, the adherents of Vishnu.

Dress Code

Modest, respectful clothing is expected at this site.

Architecture

• •One of the biggest temples in Kerala, the temple has a courtyard of about eight acres of land.
• •The premises levelled with river sand is protected by compound walls with four gopurams or entrance towers on all the four sides.
• •Even though temples are generally constructed near perfect East-West direction (e.g., the temples in Ettumanoor and Kaduthuruthy), the Vaikom temple is built a tilt of five degrees in the North-South direction.
• •The sanctum sanctorum is apparently round in shape roofed with copper sheets and with two chambers.

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